07 Mar, 2025 Statement from DUP Chairman Lord Morrow Gavin Robinson MP has been re-elected as Party Leader and Michelle McIlveen MLA has been elected as DUP Deputy Leader.
07 Mar, 2025 Robinson comments on Connswater closure DUP Leader and East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson has said his thoughts are with the staff facing unemployment as Connswater Shopping Centre closes its doors.
06 Mar, 2025 UK-Irish cooperation essential to meet challenges: Campbell DUP East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell has said that strong and respectful cooperation between the UK and Republic of Ireland is essential in meeting geopolitical challenges.
06 Mar, 2025 Transparency and accountability needed on hospital building projects DUP Health Spokesperson Diane Dodds has repeated her call for an independent review or inquiry into issues with new building projects within the Belfast Trust area. The call comes in the wake of rot and black mould being found within the Acute Mental Inpatient centre in Belfast which opened in 2019.
06 Mar, 2025 Minister celebrates World Book Day with local pupils Communities Minister Gordon Lyons visited Waterside Library this week as part of Libraries NI’s celebrations for World Book Day.
05 Mar, 2025 More than 8,000 pupils to participate in phone-free pilot Education Minister, Paul Givan has today announced that more than 8,000 young people from nine schools across Northern Ireland will participate in a phone-free pilot.
05 Mar, 2025 Robinson questions possibility of rehabilitation for remand prisoners DUP Leader Gavin Robinson has questioned whether the Government will look towards the possibility of rehabilitation of offenders whilst on remand given the significant proportion of remand prisoners within the prison population.
05 Mar, 2025 Middleton welcomes £1.2M investment in Austins Building Foyle DUP MLA Gary Middleton today expressed strong support for the £1.2 million investment announced by Communities Minister Gordon Lyons which will faciliate the purchase and immediate restoration of the former Austins department store in Londonderry’s historic walled city.
05 Mar, 2025 Minister announces £1.2m investment for regeneration project within Londonderry’s historic walled city Communities Minister Gordon Lyons today announced a grant of £1.2million for the purchase of the former ‘Austins’ department store in the heart of Londonderry’s historic city centre. Austins is a landmark listed building that occupies a prime location, but which has lain vacant for the last nine years.
05 Mar, 2025 Political leaders shouldn’t talk down local economic success stories DUP Economy Spokesperson Phillip Brett has said politicians in Northern Ireland should support local economic success stories and have a duty to get their facts right before making comments about them. That is particularly important where those comments led to protests outside premises based on inaccurate attempts to grab headlines.